Whiffletree



Patented 0013.81, 1884.

M. F. Woon. WHIPFLBTREE.

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT VOEEICE- MARTIN F. VOOD, OF PARKER, INDIANA.

WHIFFLETREE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 306,988, dated October21, 1884-.

Application filed May 15, 1884. (No model.)

reference marked thereon, which form a part ot' this specification.

lIhis invention relates to improvements in whiftletrees; and it consistsin the construction hereinafter set forth, and pointed out in theclaims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a plan view, and Fig. 2 is adetail sectional view.

A represents a rectangular bar ot' metal, which is provided at its endwith a reduced screw-threaded portion, B, said bar forming a means forattachment of the connectinghooks C C, which represent cock eyes orhooks, which are provided with openings c of greater diameter than theserewthreaded portion of the bar A.

D represents angular metallic plates, which are `provided with openingsd, through which pass the screwthreaded portions ofthe bar A. rlheseangular plates bear upon shoulders d, as shown in Fig. 2, and are heldsecurely in place by a nut, E, against the outer face of which bears theperforated end of the cockeye C, which is in turn held in position by anut, E.

Through the perforations e in the plates D pass the end links of achain, F, the opposite ends of said chain passing through the eye G ofthe clevis-hook H.

By the construction herein set forth the flat portion of the rectangularbar A will be kept or held when in use, thus enabling me to elnploy avery light bar or spreader, and at the same time bracing the same by thechains. The hooks C C at the end of the bar are held rigidly to thesame.

By means of the short chains F F, angleplates D, and elongated loop G onthe clevishook H the bar is allowed a limited amount of play, but willbe held in substantially a horizontal position and the ends of the barprevented from being excessively depressed.

l. In combination with the rectangular bar A, having screw-threaded endsB, the anglepla-tes D, with connecting plates attached thereto, hooks C,and retaining-nuts, organized substantially as shown, for the purposespecitied.

2. In combination with the rectangular bar A, having screw-threaded endsB, bent plates D, chains F F, and hook H, with elongated loop G, thehooks attached to the end of the bar A, and nuts E E', for holding theplates D and hooks C rigidly upon the end of the bar, for the purposespeciied.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MARTIN F. WOOD.`

XVitnesses: v

MosEs M. G-wIN, PHILIP CULTICE.

